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RE:Fender Vents

To: Anthony Rhodes <spamiam@comcast.net>,
Subject: RE:Fender Vents
From: Raymond Hatfield <iron_horse819@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:22:41 -0800 (PST)
--- Anthony Rhodes <spamiam@comcast.net> wrote:
> Well, guys.  I kind of like the original works rally car vents.  I made some
> for my car, now recently sold.  I have pictures of it here.
> 
> I tried to think of what Giovanni (Michelotti) himself would have done with
> the vents.  Clearly he did not really like straight lines, and I decided that
> the straight front leading edge of the trapezoidal cut-out was not the best. 
> I made it have a gentle curve to follow the wheel well line.  I think it
> looks great.  However, matters of taste are not really debatable, so if you
> guys prefer some roughly rectangular cut, that is great too.
> 
> I used a spitfire grille section instead of the square herald grille that was
> used originally.
> 
> Here is a link to the pictures. 
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rhodes/64342.html   The vent pictures are near
> the bottom.  Click on the pix to get a larger view.
> 
> What do you think of this variant?

Tony, I have to admit it's the nicest factory-style vent I've seen, the curved
leading edge does make it fit the car much better than the original style.

Raymond 


                
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